February 5, 2012 at 10:13 pm

Beelzebub 1,143

February 5, 2012 at 10:13 pm by Simon Harding

This was certainly the most challenging Beelzebub I’ve faced in a long while. I managed one entry (27ac) during the first sitting, and a disheartening zero entries during the second. With a bit … Read more >>

Cyclops 461

February 5, 2012 at 6:41 pm by jetdoc

Oops, I hit ‘Publish’ before rescheduling this for midnight! I hope no one is discombobulated by the earliness. Sorry about the lack of a witty title, but I just can’t think of anything. … Read more >>

AZED No. 2,069 Plain

February 5, 2012 at 6:45 am by The Trafites

Nick: A toughy from Azed this week, which I give 8/10 on the Azedian hardness scale. As usual for Azed, some good stuff going on (13ac, 4dn, 28dn), but I do feel it’s slightly … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3408 (29th January)

February 12, 2012 at 6:29 pmFebruary 5, 2012 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning one and all. Very enjoyable crossword this week, smooth surfaces and nothing too taxing. No particular favourites this week, and as usual enjoyed solving the clues, and was not stymied in … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1145: Poins

February 5, 2012 at 2:37 pmFebruary 5, 2012 at 12:05 am by jetdoc

A pretty straightforward puzzle, not presenting too much in the way of challenges. Sound, though, and with some nice wordplay (e.g. 12a, 16d). Across 1 AVERSION A particular form of hatred A; VERSION … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 103

February 5, 2012 at 12:43 pmFebruary 5, 2012 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

Lavatch is a setter whose puzzles (in this series anyway) always seem to involve having to change the word before entry in the grid. This time the down clues all included a name … Read more >>